Bill Connors, SLP-CCC specializes in combining technology, neuroscience and learning theory with current evidence and research to advance the treatment of aphasia and related disorders. He is the Director of the Pittsburgh, Aphasia Treatment, Research and Education Center as well as founder of www.aphasiatoolbox.com . He provides aphasia treatment to clients and collaborates with SLPs around the world through the Aphasia-Apraxia treatment CyberClinic. He is a clinical instructor at the University of Pittsburgh and served as chairperson for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s SLP Rehabilitation committee. He has assisted on numerous research studies in the assessment and treatment of aphasia and related disorders. Bill is a state representative and member of the National Aphasia Association and a member of the Advisory Board at www.speechpatholgy.com.

Janet has served for five years on the faculty at Northern Lakes College and sessional instructor with University of Calgary for four years. Her duties included administration of a department and instruction in social work using distance education. Most of her clinical experience has been in Child Welfare,  Family Violence and Addiction Counseling. While she was the Lead in Child Welfare in Region 7, she was invaluable in organizing Family Group Conferencing, Student Health Initiative, Fetal Alcohol Effect Disorder, and Community Partnership Counsel.  Janet began a contract position offering home studies with kinship care and adoption within Children Services. This contract also provided her with more specialized knowledge within Family Group Conferencing in Alberta.  She is very interested in community issues and has worked within that area. Janet was the chairperson of the Bullying and Harassment conference at Slave Lake in 2005 and Outback Power Pack girl camp for four years. Janet also has been  instrumental in organizing a family violence program in Slave Lake, called Anger Ed. Janet has presented on the topics of Family Group Conferencing to audiences internationally and Violence Prevention in Alberta.  Janet is able to provide suicide prevention workshops from the center of Suicide Prevention in Alberta.  She is a member of her Church and has served on the board between 2004 – 2006.  Janet was the lead supervisor in recruiting new interns in her Church.